by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — A 38-year-old woman was found fatally shot at a Daugherty Road residence Nov. 10, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells. The sheriff’s office received a report at around 11:06 p.m. of a gunshot victim in the 22000 block of Daugherty Road...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Obituaries
Lawyer, sportsman, and civic leader Mr. Richard J.M. Poulson, of Orange, Va., and Washington, D.C., died Nov. 4, 2021. He was born Sept. 4, 1938. Mr. Poulson was a long-time partner in the law firm Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan & Lovell) and led the firm’s...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Broaddus James Hall, 90, husband of the late Julia Mae “Judy” Hall and a resident of Bloxom, passed away Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at his home. Born Oct. 19, 1931, in Hallwood, he was the son of the late James Edward Hall and the late Lillie Mae Hart Hall. In his...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack school board has not taken action on its proposed policy on the treatment of transgender students since the matter was tabled Oct. 5, but a concerned citizen reminded the board Tuesday night of the policy’s relevance to Accomack...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – At the direction of Canonie Atlantic, the company that owns the Eastern Shore’s 49-mile railroad, the removal of unused track has begun, marking the beginning of the region’s rails-to-trails project, but it does not have the full support of...
